English

ENGL 201 Introduction to Creative Writing (Credit Hours: 3) (section designation for Hensel) A course that introduces the fundamental elements of craft involved in composing poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and drama using a combination of example readings and writing workshops. Students are encouraged, though not required, to complete a college-level literature class before enrolling.

This course, in particular, is an experiential-learning course that focuses on personal non-fiction narratives, fictional accounts, and poetry about our most important local watershed, the Waccamaw River. In addition to reading texts about similar river journeys, students will team up with Black River Outdoors for four paddling excursions on the Waccamaw River (10 total hours) and CCU Campus Recreation for four paddles on the Waccamaw River (8 total hours). Students will submit a final portfolio of revised creative writing about their experiences in lieu of an exam.

ENGL 209 (Q*)Blue Ridge to Blue Sea: Cultures of the American South (Credit Hours: 3) (Pre-requisites. ENGL 101). This course will immerse students in diverse perspectives on the American South by investigating the ways in which the multifaceted cultural space and histories from "Blue Ridge" to "BlueSea" are reflected in literature and other media.

ENGL 209: Blue Ridge to Blue Sea: Cultures of the American South will immerse Coastal Carolina students in diverse perspectives—aesthetic, ecological, socio-historical—on the American South. While “Blue Ridge to Blue Sea” has a travel immersion element taking students on a journey through a remarkably diverse section of the region wherein they will experience the variety and depth of southern landscapes and cultures. Students will examine significant natural and built environments in this subregion, including museums, historic sites, plantation manors, authors’ homes, and waterways. Significant creative writers, scholars, and other relevant professionals will serve as “resident experts” on many of the places and materials we cover in class.

ENGL 301 Creative Writing Workshop (Credit Hours: 3) (section designation for Hensel) A course that introduces the fundamental elements of craft involved in composing poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and drama using a combination of example readings and writing workshops. Students are encouraged, though not required, to complete a college-level literature class before enrolling.

This course, in particular, is an experiential-learning course that focuses on personal non-fiction narratives, fictional accounts, and poetry about our most important local watershed, the Waccamaw River. In addition to reading texts about similar river journeys, students will team up with Black River Outdoors for four paddling excursions on the Waccamaw River (10 total hours) and CCU Campus Recreation for four paddles on the Waccamaw River (8 total hours). Students will submit a final portfolio of revised creative writing about their experiences in lieu of an exam.